Pregnancy

To the rescue with medical massage

After a ski accident left Kari Dembouski with a hurting neck and shoulder, she turned to Lifestyle Health for relief. After previously using the program’s weight management services and losing 102 pounds, the 46-year-old felt optimistic when they suggested medical massage. Read Kari’s story.

Birthline forms new partnership with CentraCare

CentraCare Clinic – Obstetrics & Women’s Health has recently partnered with Birthline of St. Cloud with a goal of offering more support to pregnant women in the St. Cloud area. As part of this unique partnership, Birthline is at the CentraCare Health Plaza twice a week and plans to extend its services to full time in the near future. While onsite, Birthline is sharing a program called Stepping Stones where mothers are encouraged to set goals related to their pregnancy. They also offer free educational classes ranging from car seat safety to breastfeeding. Through an earn-as-you-learn program connected to Birthline’s various programs, parents can gain points (stepping stones dollars) by attending classes, which can then be used to buy baby supplies at the Birthline store. Learn more about Birthline.

To the rescue with medical massage

After a ski accident left Kari Dembouski with a hurting neck and shoulder, she turned to Lifestyle Health for relief. After previously using the program’s weight management services and losing 102 pounds, the 46-year-old felt optimistic when they suggested medical massage. Read Kari’s story.

Birthline forms new partnership with CentraCare

CentraCare Clinic – Obstetrics & Women’s Health has recently partnered with Birthline of St. Cloud with a goal of offering more support to pregnant women in the St. Cloud area. As part of this unique partnership, Birthline is at the CentraCare Health Plaza twice a week and plans to extend its services to full time in the near future. While onsite, Birthline is sharing a program called Stepping Stones where mothers are encouraged to set goals related to their pregnancy. They also offer free educational classes ranging from car seat safety to breastfeeding. Through an earn-as-you-learn program connected to Birthline’s various programs, parents can gain points (stepping stones dollars) by attending classes, which can then be used to buy baby supplies at the Birthline store. Learn more about Birthline.

TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2019 -- A new study throws serious doubt on the safety of using a common yeast infection treatment during pregnancy.

Fluconazole (Diflucan) is a prescribed pill used to treat yeast infections. However, Canadian research now suggests its use greatly raises a pregnant woman's odd for miscarriage, as well as the odds that her baby will have a heart defect.

TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- More collaboration between cardiologists and obstetricians could help curb the nation's soaring death rate among pregnant women, according to a new report urging more team-based care for these vulnerable mothers.

Pregnant women in the United States have a higher risk of dying than women in any other industrialized country. The reasons behind these deaths are complex but include racial-ethnic disparities and insufficient access to care.

THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 -- More American infants are being born with their intestines outside of their bodies, and the disturbing trend might be linked to the opioid crisis, health officials reported Thursday.

The condition, called gastroschisis, is caused by a hole beside the belly button. The hole can be small or large, and sometimes other organs such as the stomach and liver can also be outside of the baby's body, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.

FRIDAY, Jan. 11, 2019 -- Pregnant women who get a flu shot protect not only themselves, but also their developing baby, health officials report.

When a mom-to-be gets the flu, she can be so sick she needs to be admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit. And new research finds her baby then runs the risk of being born preterm, underweight and with a low "Apgar score" -- a gauge of an infant's overall health.